China News
Beijing's government and residents continued to search on Friday for those missing in the July 21 downpour and flooding. The Beijing Municipal Government Information Office has released a 24-hour public hotline (010-6201-4533) for those with...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In the heart of the Chinese capital is the showcase neighborhood of Sanlitun, where expatriates and Chinese glitterati go to dine, drink and dance. It has gleaming curved skyscrapers, a boutique hotel where rooms list for $400 to $4,000 a night, and...
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The storm that ravaged Beijing nearly a week ago and killed at least 77 people remains a sensitive topic in China, with a newspaper ordered to cut its coverage and online discussions curtailed. Directed by propaganda officials, mainstream media have...
Voice of America
In China's capital, graffiti art is gaining a following among young and fashionable Chinese. There is a small group of artists who use the city's public spaces to express their feelings about their lives and rapidly changing country. Wang Mo is an...
China News
A top municipal government official said Friday that a recent rainstorm in Beijing that has resulted in at least 77 deaths has exposed multiple loopholes in urban planning, construction, infrastructure and emergency management. Guo Jinlong, secretary...
China News
Five days after a deadly downpour hit the city of Beijing, the municipal government released the names of 66 people who were killed during the heaviest storm to hit the city in more than 60 years. Authorities have pledged to spare no efforts in...